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EU-Asean trade: A counterbalance to US and China

by Emanuele Scimia March 8, 2018March 8, 2018

US President Donald Trump talks to China's President Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Philippe Wojazer

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How far is China to blame for America’s ‘Cold War mentality’?

by Xuan Loc Doan February 11, 2018

A 'budtender' helps a customer at the Higher Path medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles, California on December 27, 2017. Photo: AFP/Robyn Beck

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War on pot could speed up marijuana legalization in US

by Paul Seaborn February 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Part of North Korea's missile arsenal. Photo: AFP/North Korean Central News Agency

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North Korea, Myanmar in a sanctions-busting embrace

by Bertil Lintner February 8, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump applauds during his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on January 30, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Win McNamee/Pool

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After a year of Donald Trump: good news and bad news

by Norman A. Bailey February 6, 2018

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Why China wants to dominate green energy

by Chris G. Pope January 21, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in 2016. Photo: AFP

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US and China set to swap trade strategies

by Giovanni Di Lieto January 18, 2018

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Unpredictable perhaps, but certainly not a madman

by Leon Hadar January 16, 2018

A protester holds a placard during a demonstration in Manila against China's presence in disputed waters in the South China Sea. The Philippines is one of several countries opposed to Chinese expansion in the vital seaway. Photo: AFP / Ted Aljibe

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Trump appears to have forgotten the South China Sea in 2017

by Xuan Loc Doan January 12, 2018

Plans to deliver democracy to various parts of the world have often crashed and burned. Photo: iStock

China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, World

Regime-change fans should know democracy does not guarantee peace

by Leon Hadar January 4, 2018

Head-to head: Donald Trump and Barack Obama. Photo: Reuters / Carlos Barria

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Obama warns of the dangers of ‘irresponsible’ internet use

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks regarding his administration's National Security Strategy at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington on December 18, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Joshua Roberts

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Trump’s new global vision lacks coherent global strategy

by Leon Hadar December 19, 2017

US President Donald Trump chats with Russia's President Vladimir Putin as they attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Danang, Vietnam, on November 11, 2017. Photo: AFP / Sputnik/ Mikhail Klimentyev

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In from the cold: CIA gesture indicates thawing US-Russia ties

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 18, 2017December 18, 2017

Donald Trump on a telephone before playing a round of golf in a 2013 file photo. Photo: Reuters/Andrew Innerarity

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US presidents and foreign policy: intelligent design or evolution?

by Leon Hadar December 16, 2017

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, London, November 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Peter Nicholls

World

When world leaders descend into twitterdom

by Neville Sarony December 4, 2017

Souvenir plates with images of China's late Chairman Mao Zedong and President Xi Jinping are seen at a shop during the Communist Party's 19th National Congress in Beijing. Photo: Reuters/ Tyrone Siu

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China is no more ‘aggressive’ than US and its allies

by Ken Moak November 27, 2017

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Recep Erdogan meet in Sochi, Russia. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Metzel via Reuters

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

The rise and fall of Turkey’s Erdogan

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Saudi men chat in front of a poster of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the "MiSK Global Forum" held under the slogan "Meeting the Challenge of Change" in Riyadh, on November 15, 2017. Photo: AFP / Fayez Nureldine

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Mohammad bin Salman and the new balance of power

by Spengler November 22, 2017February 18, 2020

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Overkill — brought to you by the nuclear-industrial complex

by William D Hartung November 20, 2017

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Never-ending war: Washington’s drug of choice

by Alfred McCoy November 13, 2017November 13, 2017

US President Barack Obama takes part in a plenary session on innovation and entrepreneurship during a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at Sunnylands estate on February 15, 2016 in Rancho Mirage, California. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

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Big Trump debt to Obama at Asean

by Zachary Haver November 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine fishermen steer a dinghy during sunset in the disputed Scarborough Shoal. Photo: Reuters / Erik De Castro

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Asia’s troubles: Trump’s inheritance, not his doing

by Grant Newsham November 6, 2017

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Pax Americana may be over, but US remains first among equals

by Leon Hadar October 17, 2017

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton meets with Asian-American and Pacific Islander elected officials on January 7, 2016. Photo: AFP / Frederic J Brown

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The two Americas: on whose side are Asian-Americans?

by Leon Hadar October 11, 2017

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attends the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries in Xiamen in southeastern China's Fujian Province Sept. 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mark Schiefelbein

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White House meet legitimates Thailand’s strongman rule

by Richard S Ehrlich October 1, 2017February 18, 2020

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Should the US decertify the Iran nuclear agreement?

by Todd Royal September 27, 2017

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AT&T CEO takes on Alphabet in Time Warner bid

by PK Semler September 7, 2017

A Closed sign is seen on the Russian Consulate building in San Francisco, California, September 1, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Beck Diefenbach

China, Russia, World

US crassness in Russia spat goes back to Snowden humiliation

by M.K. Bhadrakumar September 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Former US president Barack Obama delivers a speech in Montreal. Photo: Reuters/Dario Ayala

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Obama will rue the day he made the Iran nuclear deal

by Todd Royal September 1, 2017

US President Donald Trump waves to the crowd during a rally in Ohio. Photo: Reuters/John Sommers

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Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure fund opens bank/bond debate

by PK Semler August 29, 2017